Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association
The mission of the association is to strengthen the federal legal system and administration of justice by serving the interests and the needs of the federal practitioner, both public and private, the federal judiciary and the public they serve.
Key facts about Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association
In short: Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 41-1383195
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,370 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $169,506
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$170K
-11.4% YoY
Grants Paid (reported total)
$1K
-67.5% YoY
Revenue
$176K
-28.6% YoY
Net Investment Income
$188
-93.8% YoY
How Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association gives
- Giving fell 71% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
About Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association
Based on IRS filings
Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association is a public charity focused on Public safety and disaster management, based in Minneapolis, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $170K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $1K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $188.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $37K (2020). In 2025 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for 2025.
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $169,506 | $191,231 | $230,346 |
| Revenue | $176,319 | $246,781 | $168,413 |
| Expenses | $199,117 | $285,896 | $246,344 |
| Net Investment Income | $188 | $3,030 | $415 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 31, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association is led by Honorable Elizabeth Cowan Wright, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 78 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Honorable Elizabeth Cowan Wright
President
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy S. Conners
Director, Chair & White-Collar Crime Practice Grou
Director, Co-Vp & Membership → Director & Long-Range Planning Committee, 2023
Director & Long-Range Planning Committee → Director, Chair & White-Collar Crime Practice Grou, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Hedlund
Chair - Long-Range Planning Committee
Past President - Director & Long-Range Planning Co → Director & Long-Range Planning Committee, 2024
Director & Long-Range Planning Committee → Chair - Long-Range Planning Committee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph J. Cassioppi
Director & Chair - Long-Range Planning Committee
Director → Director, Co-Chair & Justice, 2022
Director, Co-Chair & Justice → Director & Chair - Long-Range Planning Committee, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle R. Kroll
Director, National Council Delegate, Chair & Nat
Treasurer → Director, Vice President - Monthly Meetings, Chair & National, 2024
Director, Vice President - Monthly Meetings, Chair & National → Director, National Council Delegate, Chair & Nat, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Bjorkland
Director, Chair - Justice & Democracy Centers Com
Director → Director, Chair - Justice & Democracy Centers Com, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Mills
Chair - Mentorship Committee
Co-Chair & White-Collar Crime → Chair - Digital Communications Committee, 2023
Chair - Digital Communications Committee → Chair - Mentorship Committee, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chelsea Walcker
Chair - White-Collar Crime Practice Group
Director, Co-Chair & Mentorship Committee → Chair - Mentorship Committee, 2023
Chair - Mentorship Committee → Chair - White-Collar Crime Practice Group, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Manny Atwal
Director & Chair - White-Collar Crime Practice Gro
Director & Vice President - Legal Education → Director & Chair - Community Outreach Committee, 2024
Director & Chair - Community Outreach Committee → Director & Chair - White-Collar Crime Practice Gro, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter McElligott
Chair - Golf Tournament Committee
Co-Chair & Golf Tournament → Chair - Golf Tournament Committee, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Slaughter
Chair - Mass Torts & Multi-District Litigation
Co-Chair & Mass Tort → Chair - Multi-District Litigtation, 2023
Chair - Multi-District Litigtation → Chair - Mass Torts & Multi-District Litigation, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Honorable William Fisher
Chair - Community Outreach Committee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanette Bazis
Chair - National Convention Committee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Baxter-Kauf
Chair - Mass Torts & Multi-District Litigation
Chair - Multi-District Litigtation → Chair - Mass Torts & Multi-District Litigation, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Looby
Chair & Antitrust Practice Group
Chair - Digital Communications Committee → Chair & Antitrust Practice Group, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Scheiner
Chair & Digital Communications Committee
Chair - White-Collar Crime Practice Group → Chair & Digital Communications Committee, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samuel Walling
Chair - Community Outreach Committee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Niaz
Chair - Intellectual Property Practice Group
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alyssa Schaefer
Chair - Bar Talk Committee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Courtland Merrill
Chair - Intellectual Property Practice Group
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Devin Driscoll
Director & Chair - Bar Talk Committee
Chair - Bar Talk Committee → Director & Chair - Bar Talk Committee, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greta Wiessner
Chair - Newer Lawyers Committee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Balthazor
Chair - Newer Lawyers Committee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Roberg Perez PhD
Chair - Intellectual Property Practice Group
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Tweeten
Chair - Civil Discovery Practice Group
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Stauber
Chair & Digital Communications Committee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Toomajian
Chair - Mentorship Committee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gabriel Ramirez-Hernandez
Chair & Community Outreach Committee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gene Hummel
Chair - Mass Torts & Multi-District Litigation
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gina Tonn
Chair - Bar Talk Committee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Holley Horrell
Chair - Antitrust Practice Group
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Honorable Elizabeth Bentley
Director, Chair - Justice & Democracy Centers Com
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Honorable Jane Maschka
Chair & Civil Discovery Practice Group
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Nikolai
Chair & Bar Talk Committee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Converse
Chair & Digital Communications Committee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracey Donesky
Chair & Golf Tournament Committee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron P. Knoll
Director, Vice President - Diversity & Inclusion
Director, Vice President & Legal Education → Director & Vice President - Membership, 2023
Director & Vice President - Membership → Director, Vice President - Diversity & Inclusion, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alia M. Abdi
Director
Co-Vp Diversity → Director, Co-Vp, D & I, 2022
Director, Co-Vp, D & I → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann E. Motl
Director
Director → Director & Chair - Mentorship Committee, 2024
Director & Chair - Mentorship Committee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arthur G. Boylan
Director
Co-Vp Special Events → Director, Chair & Long Range Planning Committee, 2022
Director, Chair & Long Range Planning Committee → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barry M. Landy
Director & Vice President - Membership
Director & National Council Delegate → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Director & Vice President - Membership, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David A. Goodwin
Director
Director - Pro Se Project Manager & Vice President → Director - Pro Se Project Co-Chair, Vice President & Eighth, 2024
Director - Pro Se Project Co-Chair, Vice President & Eighth → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey P. Justman
Director & Secretary
Director, Chair - Justice & Democracy Centers Com → Director, Chair - Mass Tort & Multi-District Litig, 2024
Director, Chair - Mass Tort & Multi-District Litig → Director & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Zimmerman Scobie
Director
Director → Director & Past-President, 2022
Director & Past-President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Surya Saxena
Director & Long-Range Planning Committee
Director → Director & Affinity Bar Liaison Coordinator, 2022
Director & Affinity Bar Liaison Coordinator → Director & Long-Range Planning Committee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy P. Griffin
Director
Director, Co-Vp & Membership → Vice President - Membership, 2023
Vice President - Membership → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adine Momoh
Director & Strategic Initiatives Coordinator- Chai
Director, Co-Vp & Special Events → Director - Chair - National Convention Committee, 2023
Director - Chair - National Convention Committee → Director & Strategic Initiatives Coordinator- Chai, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Pham
Director
Director, Co-Vp, D & I → Director, Vice President - Diversity & Inclusion, 2023
Director, Vice President - Diversity & Inclusion → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brittany Resch
Director, Pro Se Project Co-Chair & Civil Discovery
Director & Vice President - Monthly Meetings → Director & Pro Se Project Co-Chair, 2024
Director & Pro Se Project Co-Chair → Director, Pro Se Project Co-Chair & Civil Discovery, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cassandra Jacobsen
Director & Assistant Treasurer
Co-Chair & Community Outreach → Vice President - Special Events, 2023
Vice President - Special Events → Director & Assistant Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Mc Scheibel
Director & Treasurer
Chair - Bar Talk Committee Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Director & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily McAdam
Director & Vice President - Membership
Law School Outreach Liason → Chair - Law School Outreach Liaison, 2023
Chair - Law School Outreach Liaison → Director & Vice President - Membership, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Fermoyle
Director & Vice President - Monthly Meetings
Co-Chair & Bar Talk Committee → Chair - Digital Communications Committee, 2023
Chair - Digital Communications Committee → Director & Vice President - Monthly Meetings, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Odom
Director & Affinity Bar Liason Coordinator
Chair - Bar Talk Committee → Affinity Bar Liason Coordinator, 2024
Affinity Bar Liason Coordinator → Director & Affinity Bar Liason Coordinator, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Rowe
Director
Director, Co-Vp & Legal Education → Director & Vice President - Legal Education, 2023
Director & Vice President - Legal Education → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rory Collins
Director
Vice President - Special Events → Director & Vice President - Membership, 2024
Director & Vice President - Membership → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vanessa Szalapski
Director
Co-Chair & Digital Communications → Director & Chair - Community Outreach Committee, 2023
Director & Chair - Community Outreach Committee → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abou Amara
Director & Vice President - Legal Education
Chair - Newer Lawyers Committee → Director, 2024
Director → Director & Vice President - Legal Education, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Jordan
Director
Vice President - Diversity & Inclusion → Director & Vice President - Legal Education, 2024
Director & Vice President - Legal Education → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Becker
Director & Vice President - Special Events
Director, Vice President & Special Events → Director & Vice President - Special Events, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Rau
Director
Director & Vice President - Legal Education → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natasha Townes Robinson
Director, Vice President - Diversity & Inclusion
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Hansen
Long-Range Planning Committee
President → Past President - Long-Range Planning Committee, 2024
Past President - Long-Range Planning Committee → Long-Range Planning Committee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine S. Barrett Wiik
Past President - Long-Range Planning Committee
President-Elect → President, 2024
President → Past President - Long-Range Planning Committee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan D. Louwagie
Vice President - Special Events
Director & Vice President - Monthly Meetings → Director & National Council Delegate, 2024
Director & National Council Delegate → Vice President - Special Events, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vildan A. Teske
Long-Range Planning Committee
President → Hon. Director & Immediate Past President, 2022
Hon. Director & Immediate Past President → Long-Range Planning Committee, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Reuter
Vice President - Legal Education
Chair - Bar Talk Committee → Vice President - Legal Education, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Honorable Donovan Frank
Long-Range Planning Committee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Honorable Eric Tostrud
Vice President - Legal Education
Vice President - Monthly Meetings → Chair - Golf Tournament Committee, 2024
Chair - Golf Tournament Committee → Vice President - Legal Education, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Honorable Susan Richard Nelson
Long-Range Planning Committee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Honorable Doug Micko
Vice President - Monthly Meetings
Vice President - Special Events → Vice President - Monthly Meetings, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Honorable John Docherty
Vice President - Diversity & Inclusion
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Honorable Tony Leung
Long-Range Planning Committee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bibeane Metsche- Garcia
Vice President - Monthly Meetings
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Honorable Dulce Foster
Pro Se Project Coordinator
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Honorable Elsa Bullard
President Elect
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Helstrom
Law School Outreach Liason
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zac McFarland
Law School Outreach Liason
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (65)
- Former: Keiko L. Sugisaka (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kelly G. Laudon (2020–2024) — Long-Range Planning Committee
- Former: Kristen Marttila (2020–2024) — Director & Vice President - Monthly Meetings
- Former: Laura Johnson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth G. Bentley (2022–2024) — Director, Chair - Justice & Democracy Centers Com
- Former: Hannah Leiendecker (2022–2024) — Chair - Law School Outreach Liason
- Former: Niloy Ray (2023–2024) — Chair - Civil Discovery Practice Group
- Former: Simeon Moreby (2023–2024) — Chair - Civil Discovery Practice Group
- Former: Frank Aba-Onu (2024) — Director
- Former: Honorable David T. Schultz (2024) — Vice President - Legal Education
- Former: Honorable Hildy Bowbeer (2024) — Chair - Civil Discovery Practice Group
- Former: Honorable Kate Menendez (2024) — Vice President - Monthly Meetings
- Former: Honorable Kesha L. Tanabe (2024) — Chair - Justice & Democracy Centers Committee
- Former: Lisa Beane (2024) — Chair - Law School Outreach Liason
- Former: Cari B. Heicklen Brunkow (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Danielle M. Mair (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Leon P. Wells (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Lola Velazquez-Aguilu (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Phillip W. Goter (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Uzodima Franklin Aba-Onu (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wr (2021–2023) — Chair - Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Former: Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer (2021–2023) — Chair - Civil Discovery Practice Group
- Former: Magistrate Judge Tony Leung (2021–2023) — Long-Range Planning Committee
- Former: Kimberly Svendsen (2022–2023) — Chair - White-Collar Crime Practice Group
- Former: Melissa Muro Lamere (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Joey Balthazor Taft (2023) — Chair - Community Outreach Committee
- Former: Magistrate Judge David Schultz (2023) — Vice President - Legal Education
- Former: Magistrate Judge John Docherty (2023) — Vice President - Diversity & Inclusion
- Former: Mary Riverso (2023) — Chair - Golf Tournament Committee
- Former: Matthew Ebert (2023) — Chair - White-Collar Crime Practice Group
- Former: Molly Littman (2023) — Chair - Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Former: Olga Tymouch (2023) — Chair - Newer Lawyers Committee
- Former: Scott Moriarity (2023) — Chair - Multi-District Litigtation
- Former: Sharon Markowitz (2023) — Chair - Civil Discovery Practice Group
- Former: Gregory G. Brooker (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Joel Schroder (2020–2022) — Director & National Council Deligate
- Former: Lauren A. D'cruz (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Matthew Forsgren (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sahr Am Brima (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: W. Anders Folk (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: David Schultz (2021–2022) — Hon. Director & Co-Chair
- Former: Judge Donovan W. Frank (2021–2022) — Hon. Director & Past President
- Former: Judge Susan Richard Nelson (2021–2022) — Hon. Director & Past President
- Former: Judge William Fisher (2021–2022) — Hon. Director, Co-Chair & Community
- Former: Bernadette Senyana (2022) — Co-Chair & Newer Lawyers Committee
- Former: Davida S. Williams (2022) — Co-Chair & Community Outreach
- Former: Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright (2022) — Hon. Director & Vice President Membership
- Former: Judge Hildy Bowbeer (2022) — Hon. Director & Vice President Legal Education
- Former: Judge Tony Lenug (2022) — Hon. Director & Past President
- Former: Magistrate Becky Thorson (2022) — Hon. Director & Past-President
- Former: Margaret Fitzpatrick (2022) — Co-Chair & Digital Communications
- Former: Maria Brekke (2022) — Co-Chair & Digital Communications
- Former: Sanjiv Laud (2022) — Co-Chair
- Former: Sarah Stensland (2022) — Co-Chair
- Former: Tara Norgard (2022) — Past-President
- Former: Reynaldo A. Aligada Jr. (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tasha M. Francis (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Sanberg (2021) — Honorary Director
- Former: Michael Sawers (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Donovan W. Frank (2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Cowan Wright (2020) — Director
- Former: Elsa M. Bullard (2020) — Director
- Former: Hildy Bowbeer (2020) — Director
- Former: Tony N. Leung (2020) — Director
- Former: William J. Fisher (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association
How much does Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association give each year?
Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid.
How large is Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association?
Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association reported $170K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $176K.
What is Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association?
Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association is a public charity focused on Public safety and disaster management, based in Minneapolis, MN. It holds $170K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association operate?
Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association has awarded grants in Alabama, Minnesota, Virginia.
What is Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association's EIN?
Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1383195. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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Pohlad Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Assets
$76.4M
Grants
372
Total Given
$14.1M
Borealis Philanthropy
Minneapolis, MN
Borealis Philanthropy supports movement-led work in areas including Black-led movements, disability justice, racial equity, and community-based alternatives to policing; its 2024 grants had a median of $80,000, with awards ranging from $6,000 to $1.283 million. Its grants went to organizations across the country, with the largest shares in California, New York, Washington, DC, Georgia, and North Carolina; the Disability Inclusion Fund accepts applications, and the Fund for Trans Generations Rapid Response Fund accepts requests on a rolling basis.
Assets
$78.2M
Grants
360
Total Given
$37.3M
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